Data reduction for XAS experiments with the 100 element Ge Detector

X-ray absorption spectroscopy on dilute samples is still a challenge nowadays. By means of the fluorescence processes that follow the absorption it is possible to obtain the XAS spectrum; however, in order to gain sufficient statistics a multi-pixel fluorescence detector is required. A 100 pixel Ge detector will be available at beamline P64 at PETRA III for ultra dilute sample systems. Here, we propose a method of data reduction that resolves the line of interest from the scattering peak, improving the signal-to-noise ratio of the final XAS spectrum compared with the one obtained with a simple region of interest (ROI). (paper)